The Mother of All Lies review – pursuing the truth of Morocco’s brutal dictatorship years

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Asmae El Moudir employs a delicate mix of handmade replicas and oral testimony to brilliantly evoke personal and collective trauma Between those who refuse to remember and those who struggle to forget, a tumultuous clash of minds occupies the centre of Asmae El Moudir’s inventive documentary, a prize-winner at last year’s Cannes film festival. Through a constellation of clay figurines and dollhouse-style miniature sets, most of which were constructed by El Moudir’s father, the director recreates her oppressive childhood in the Sebata district of Casablanca. Under the watchful eyes of her domineering grandmother Zahra, all personal photos are banished from the house, save for a picture of King Hassan II. The delicate mix of handmade replicas and oral testimony brilliantly evokes the personal and collective trauma that stem from Morocco’s “Years of Lead” – a period of state brutality under Hassan II’s dictatorial rule. Lingering on the nimble fingers of El Moudir’s father as he puts t
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Updated Hammer Mjolnir from’Thor4: Love and Thunder

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Chris Hemsworth's Thor is set to return to the big screen this summer with Thor: Love and Thunder. The sequel will also return Jane Foster, Korg, Valkyrie, and the Guardians of the Galaxy - and that's not counting the fact that the mighty hammer Mjolnir will be back in action. The return of Mjolnir in history is an important moment in the journey of the God of Thunder. Love and Thunder will show how the hammer will recover after it was destroyed by Hela in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, and it's still a mystery exactly how that will happen. With less than three months to go before Thor: Love and Thunder debuts in theaters, the promo campaign is just getting started, mainly driven by merchandising. Now there is a collector's edition of Mjolnir from Marvel Legends. The hammer has taken on a new look after a complete restoration, although cracks are visible throughout the surface. The figurine comes with a stand that can be used to place it on a shelf. Thor: Love and Thunder will debut in theaters on July 8th. Unlike Jane's Thor Self, who at times compelled Mjolnir to think and act like the god Asgardian, as Valkyrie, he was portrayed as being more in touch with his specific human sensibilities. So far, Marvel has not suggested in any way whether Love and Thunder will dig into the new elements of the Jane's, such as the Undrjarn and the skills they develop as Valkyrie. But doing so would immediately prepare Jane Foster to be featured in Love and Thunder's inevitable action sequences and potentially play a significant role in moving MCU forward. Of course, Marvel's comics and Marvel Studios' film speeds are pretty different, and it looks like Thor: Love and Thunder MCU are bringing back Jane Foster just to show that they decided to stop being Thor. How does With this being Marvel's fourth Thor movie, however, Love and Thunder's ended its work of maintaining the momentum of advancing the story of the Asgardians in a wonderful way. Jane Foster's debut on the big screen as Mighty Thor is definitely going to help.

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